The Ministry of Education in Nepal has stated that at least 19 schools have been affected in the three regions most severely impacted by the floods. Over 200 students are missing.
According to a report by the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), at least 9 schools were destroyed in the floods that broke out on August 26, with another 7 schools suffering partial damage and numerous students and teachers missing.
The latest assessment by the Ministry of Education and Sports in Nepal indicates that over 200 students are missing, with around 20 students swept away by the floods.
The most severely damaged schools are mainly located in the Rasuwa and Nuwakot regions, where several schools have been either submerged in water or buried under mudslides. These schools have a total of 2,425 students.
One school reported that a bus carrying one of their students was washed away by the floodwaters.
In one area hit by the floods, a group of students luckily escaped harm as they happened to leave the classroom to have lunch.
So far, Nepalese rescue personnel have recovered around 790 bodies of the deceased, with approximately 2,500 individuals still missing. The critical “golden window” for rescue efforts has already passed, yet people anxiously await news of their loved ones at rescue centers or hospitals, refusing to give up hope.
In Kathmandu, BBC’s Nepali channel interviewed individuals who have posted photos of their missing family members on the hospital walls, hoping for their safe return. “This is my brother,” Nani Maya BK told BBC, pointing to one photo, “And this one too, and this one.”
She continued, “This is my son. And this one as well.”
Meanwhile, at the Trishuli-3A hydropower station, rescue teams have opened a large enough hole to enter and begin the search for survivors, but they have yet to receive any responses. Over 900 hydropower workers are missing as a result of this devastating flood.